24 ities in that field, representatives of the NPM participated in several meetings with representatives of international organizations and civil society. The NPM has taken part in several meetings of the Project group (and subgroup) of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, formed to address the issue of asylum seekers. In cooperation with the OSCE Mission to Serbia, in December 2013, a round table on “The prevention and punishment for torture” was organized and attended by representatives of the expert community. The roundtable was devoted to the challenges and issues that the Republic of Serbia faces in the prevention of torture and punishment of abuse offenders. Also, the OSCE Mission to Serbia supported the establishment of the NPM Network of the countries in Southeast Europe as well as organizing of a dialogue with the Ministry of Interior and Police Directorate in Belgrade. 5. Execution of the NPM mandate in 2013 5.1. Visits to the institutions where persons deprived of liberty are placed During 2013, the NPM conducted 77 visits to establishments where persons deprived of their liberty are placed. Forty working days were spent in conducting visits to 44 police stations, 11 prisons, two psychiatric hospitals, 1 social welfare institution of a nursing home type, 13 private homes for the elderly, 2 visits in asylum centers and 4 monitoring of the reception of persons returned in the readmission process at the Belgrade Airport “Nikola Tesla”. Based on the conducted visits, the NPM has provided reports on visits to the institutions providing recommendations for remedying identified deficiencies in their work which may cause or lead to torture or ill-treatment. Chart on realization of the planned visits for 2013: planned visits in 2013 carried out visits in 2013 plan realization in 2013 Police stations 47 44 94% Prisons (Detention units) 7 11 157% Psychiatric hospitals 5 2 40% Stationary-type social welfare institutions 4 1 25% Nursing homes for the elderly people / erontology centers 7 13 185% Asylum centers 2 2 100% Returnees under the readmission agreements 2 4 200% 74 77 TOTAL 5.2. Cooperation with the public authorities during visits to the institutions All visited institutions at which persons deprived of their liberty are placed, including Police Administration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Administration for Execution of Penitentiary Sanctions of the Ministry of Justice and Public Administration, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Policy, as well as the Commissariat for Refugees and Migration, e provided support and assistance related to executing the NPM mandate.